Enforcement

Critics of consolidation say the Federal Reserve and other agencies are too quick to greenlight bank deals. But the truth is banks face many hurdles to merger approval, and they don’t bother to apply — or take a hint and withdraw their applications — if they can’t clear them all.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Finance Agency, which supervises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, formed a pact to share information and coordinate investigations of potential fair-lending violations.

The inquiry involves employees' "business communications sent over electronic messaging channels that have not been approved by the firm,” JPMorgan Chase says.

A three-judge panel determined that a lower-court ruling against two law firms specializing in mortgage repair had used the wrong measure to calculate restitution.

The Securities and Exchange Commission accuses the company of improperly profiting from sales of the digital token XRP. Here’s how Ripple’s high-priced legal team is trying to poke holes in the government's case.

Rohit Chopra, who was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first student loan ombudsman, is expected to crack down on unfair debt collection and other practices once he is confirmed by the Senate to lead the bureau. Observers predict he'll work closely with former CFPB Director Richard Cordray, who now oversees the Education Department’s $1.7 trillion portfolio of federal student loans.

The Biden administration wants financial institutions to tell the government more about their customers to help the IRS thwart wealthy tax evaders. But critics say the plan could threaten account data security and the privacy of even low-income consumers.

The company is making many employees sift through years of text messages on personal devices and set aside any related to work to ensure U.S. rules on keeping copies of business communications are met even after many months of remote work, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

Any bank that engages in auto, mortgage or other retail lending should develop a comprehensive program to identify potential risks of noncompliance with consumer protection rules and take corrective actions before the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes calling.

Prosecutors say Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards leaked over 50,000 documents, including 2,000 suspicious activity reports, related to payments involving former President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chairman.